Philosophy's Future

The Problem of Philosophical Progress

Russell Blackford, Damien Broderick

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Blackwell Publishing
14 April 2020

Philosophy

Philosophy’s Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress diagnoses the state of philosophy as an academic discipline and calls it to account, inviting further reflection and dialogue on its cultural value and capacity for future evolution.

Offers the most up-to-date treatment of the intellectual and cultural value of contemporary philosophy from a wide range of perspectives Features contributions from distinguished philosophers such as Frank Jackson, Karen Green, Timothy Williamson, Jessica Wilson, and many others Explores the ways philosophical investigations of logic, world, mind, and moral responsibility continue to shape the empirical and theoretical sciences Considers the role of contemporary philosophy in political issues such as women’s rights, the discrimination of minorities, and public health

Edited by: Russell Blackford, Damien Broderick
Imprint: Blackwell Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781119210122
ISBN 10: 1119210127
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 14 April 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

RUSSELL BLACKFORD is an Australian philosopher, legal scholar, and literary critic based at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. His many books include Freedom of Religion and the Secular State (Wiley Blackwell, 2012), The Mystery of Moral Authority (2016) and The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism (2019). DAMIEN BRODERICK is an award-winning Australian science and fiction writer, editor, and critical theorist, and a former Senior Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. He is the author or editor of some 74 books including, as co-editor with Russell Blackford, Intelligence Unbound: The Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds (Wiley Blackwell, 2014).